Lietuvos istorijos institutas

or other scraper have yet been presented. The goal of this paper is to present the results of the first attempt to understand the function of these polished ‘scrapers’ through the combination of a use-wear analysis and an experimental study. Although the interpretation of the initial results was greatly hindered by postdepositional alterations during aeolian processes, the present authors assert that these polished ‘scrapers’ were probably not used for household activities in the traditional sense. This is supported by their low effectiveness in such activities, which was observed through the use of experimental tools and the results of a use-wear analysis of the experimental and prehistoric implements.